Possible Tacoma park smoking ban burns some

Smokers would be outlaws under new rule
LEWIS KAMB; The News Tribune

Beneath a shady grove of trees in the heart of Tacoma's Wright Park, Eugene Clark sucked the butt of a hand-rolled cigarette and exhaled his opinions about a pending City Council proposal.

"It's way overstepping people's rights," said Clark, punctuating his words with a wispy blue-gray stream.

"I don't think they'll be able to stop us," he added. "The park is an open, public area, and smokers are as much a part of the public as the people who hate smoking."

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